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Current information on the situation on the front line: August 8 (updated)
2024-08-09
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 08.08.2024 to 00:00 09.08.2024.

A total of 42 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.

There were reports of two civilians being injured.

DAMAGED:
Four residential buildings
One car

A total of 21 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 20 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction,
One artillery attack in the Yasinovataya direction.

A total of 116 units of various ammunition were fired.

23:30 Reported explosions in the Khar'kov and Zaporizhia regions. Presumably the work of "Geraniums".

21:02 Crews of Su-34 fighter-bombers destroyed temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the "West" group of forces. The strike was carried out by unguided FAB-500 aerial bombs with a universal planning and correction module.

19:48 FPV drone operators of the 14th Guards Special Forces Brigade destroy enemy manpower in the South Donetsk direction.

18:54 Footage of destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the border area of Kursk Oblast

The operator of a combat unmanned aerial vehicle destroyed a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants hiding in a forest belt by dropping ammunition.

18:40 Artillerymen of the Arctic Brigade of the Dnepr Forces Group destroyed a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction –video.

18:30 Footage of neutralization of a heavy UAV of the copter type "Baba Yaga" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border area of the Kursk region.

17:54 Mortar crews of the "West" group of forces destroyed platoon strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

According to intelligence data, a build-up of Ukrainian forces was detected in one of the areas. 120mm mortar crews destroyed the targets with barrage fire. UAV crews monitored the destruction.

17:10 Explosions occurred in the city of Kherson, controlled by Kyiv. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication "Public. News".

16:34 152mm Msta-B howitzer crews of the North troop group perform fire missions which destroyed platoon strongholds, UAV crews and Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the area of the special military operation.

16:14 Joint combat Job of UAV operators of the 3rd battalion of the 247th Airborne Regiment with artillery at enemy Armed Forces strongholds in the direction of Verbovoye-Rabotino.

15:57 Situation on the front from Archangel Spetsnaz:

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are in the worst situation in the Pokrovsk direction. The Russian army has liberated Ivanovka and Lisichnoye, and battles are underway for Zhelannoye and Grodovka. The advance along the railway to Pokrovsk, the last major coking coal deposit controlled by Ukraine, continues.

The front is being leveled in the Toretsk area. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have a choice: to remain in the fire pocket between New York and the urban development or to abandon their positions. The probability of the second scenario is somewhat higher. The units that formed the walls of the "cauldron" can be transferred to other areas.

In the Ugledar direction, the Ugledar-Konstantinovka logistics hub is being cut. Russian units are cutting off the road and testing the strength of the Konstantinovka garrison.

Tula paratroopers are approaching Seversk from two directions: Pereezdnoye, as well as Ivanovo-Daryevka and Vymki.

15:35 Destruction of an enemy vehicle and a motorboat by our UAV operators in the Kherson direction –video.

15:15 Ukrainian Telegram channels reported the sound of an explosion in Kharkov.

15:10 Footage of destruction of field ammunition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.

During reconnaissance activities in the border area of the Kursk region, Russian servicemen discovered camouflaged ammunition of an enemy unit.

After analyzing the received intelligence data, a decision was made to conduct pinpoint fire impact on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ammunition.

As a result of the precise strike carried out by the crew of the 122mm D-30 howitzer, the ammunition was completely destroyed. Objective control footage obtained in real time made it possible to verify the destruction of the target.

14:56 FPV Drone Operators destroyed a Bradley IFV and disrupted the enemy's rotation in the Donetsk direction.

During combat operations, a crew of attack drones in "free hunt" mode detected an enemy "Bradley" armored vehicle and immobilized it with a precise hit. The artillerymen dealt fire damage to it, disrupting another attempt by the enemy to rotate.

14:37 Russian fighters from the Sever group have liberated the settlements of Lukashovka in Sumy Oblast and Sotnitsky Kazachok in Khar'kov Oblast, Severny Veter reported.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been driven out of populated areas by artillery strikes and FPV drones. At the moment, the Severyans are inflicting fire damage on the enemy in the settlement of Ivashki.

13:50 The main points from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:

The units of the Western group improved their tactical position, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 460 soldiers;

Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft and 12 HIMARS missiles;

Russian air defense systems shot down 21 Ukrainian drones outside the special operation zone in one day;

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ??responsibility of the “Center” group in one day amounted to 360 soldiers;

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 105 soldiers and 2 infantry fighting vehicles as a result of the actions of the Russian Vostok group;

Units of the Southern Group destroyed the manpower and equipment of six brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces; the enemy lost up to 660 soldiers.

13:37 Destruction of M113 Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village of Malaya Tokmachka, Zaporizhia region.

12:54 Footage of the destruction of two unmanned aerial vehicles "Baba Yaga" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Russian servicemen-operators of FPV drones in the air in the border area of ??the Kursk region.

12:17 Ukrainian Armed Forces Forced to Retreat Near Toretsk to Avoid Encirclement — Julian Röpke

“To avoid being caught in a cauldron, Ukrainian forces retreated from their fortified positions southeast of the city,” the German journalist reported.

According to him, Russian troops have bypassed the center of New York, which was held by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and are advancing toward its northwestern part.

12:11 Situation in the SVO zone from Boris Rozhin:

On the Seversky Salient, on the eastern side, Russian forces advanced in the Belogorovka area. On the southern section of the Seversky Salient, Russian forces advanced slightly north of Razdolovka toward Pereyezdnoye.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian army occupied most of Zhelannoye and continues to move along the railway towards Novozhelannoye. In addition, Russian troops liberated Sergeyevka and took up positions to the north of it. Positions were also taken to the northeast of Ivanovka and to the west of Timofeyevka.

To the southwest of Donetsk, the Russian army continues its offensive in the direction of the T-05-24 highway, taking up positions in the direction of Vodyane.

12:05 Destruction of Armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.

The objective control footage shows the destruction of a Lancet loitering munition by a serviceman-operator of a Cossack combat armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in an area where enemy combat equipment is concentrated.

11:50 The enemy has not been allowed to advance in the Kursk region; concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment are being attacked with fire, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost up to 400 personnel and 32 armored vehicles in the Kursk region. Since the start of hostilities, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 660 servicemen and 82 armored vehicles, including eight tanks;

Units of the North military group, together with the FSB, continue to destroy the enemy in the Sudzhensky and Korenevsky districts of the Kursk region, directly adjacent to the Russian-Ukrainian border;

Attempts by individual units to break through deep into the territory in the Kursk direction are being suppressed;

Airstrikes are being carried out on the advancing reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region;

The operation to destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations continues.

11:32 The Russian Armed Forces are pushing back the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk direction, the situation was reported by the channel "Whisper of the Front":

“Our troops completely liberated the settlements of Ivanovka and Lisichnoye and continued to advance towards the village of Sviridonovka.

In addition, our troops occupied many forest plantations and fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the ruins of farms west of the village of Ivanovka. The approximate total area of ??the liberated territory was about 4.8 km².

The greater part of the village of Zhelannoye has been liberated: the Ukrainian Armed Forces are retreating to the village of Novozhelannoye. The approximate depth of advance was up to 350 m, and the width up to 1.2 km. The approximate area of the liberated territory is more than 0.4 km².

The Russian Armed Forces entered the outskirts of the urban settlement of Grodovka, occupying the ruins of a brick factory. The approximate depth of advance was almost 1.5 km, and the width was up to 750 m. The approximate area of the liberated territory is 0.6 km²."

11:21 The Hawks continue to advance on Toretsk. video The fighters destroyed the position of an enemy machine gunner with the help of a drone.

10:47 Airborne Forces fighters committed a daring raid near Chasovy Yar.

Kostroma paratroopers destroyed a group of Ukrainian nationalists. Then the assault aircraft moved towards the stronghold. They completed the destruction of the enemy, took the point, cleared it of Ukrainian infantry and handed it over to the reinforcement units.

10:35 TOS of the Sever group "covered" a concentration of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Tykhoye in the Khar'kov region. Two salvos of the Solntsepek destroyed up to 20 militants -video.

10:29 Explosions in Sumy Oblast. Earlier there were reports of missiles in that direction. The destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces reserves is underway.

10:05 Frontline summary as of Thursday morning, August 8:

In the Pokrovsk direction, fighting for Zhelannoye continues. Here, the Russian Armed Forces managed to cling to the eastern outskirts. In the village itself, the enemy has organized a powerful defense, which the Russian army is trying to outflank.

There are also reports of progress in Lisichnoye, Ivanovka, and the liberation of most of Sergeyevka. Further along the course is Grodovka, a fairly large settlement in the vicinity of Mirnograd.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy is retreating in the New York (Novgorodsky) area, and the Russian Armed Forces are clearing the northeastern part of the city.

In Kirovo, Russian fighters managed to reach Severnaya - here the Ukrainian Armed Forces had a powerful fortified area. Fighting continues in the suburbs of Toretsk.

On the Seversky section of the front, Russian forces managed to reach the southern outskirts of Pereyezdnoye.

In the area of Verkhnekamenskoye and Belaya Gora, aviation and artillery activity on enemy positions intensified.

In the Kurakhovsky direction, battles are underway in the suburbs of Krasnogorovka. The Russian Armed Forces managed to drive the enemy to the Zhukovsky Reservoir, moving in the area of the Lozovaya River.

The Russian army also advanced between Krasnogorovka and Maryinka.

In the Zaporizhia direction, Russian forces have driven the enemy out of a large stronghold along the road between Rabotino and Verbovo. In this area, the activity of FPV drones and artillery on both sides has increased significantly.

In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian army expanded its zone of control northwest of Peschanoye. In this area, it was possible to.

09:55 Crew of the reconnaissance UAV "Zala" of the Russian paratroopers discovered howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces M-777 on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region and corrected its destruction with Lancets.

09:10 Destruction of Armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.

The objective control footage shows the destruction by servicemen operating the Lancet loitering munitions of a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, a Cossack combat armored vehicle, an armored personnel carrier, and an infantry fighting vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at identified firing positions.

08:17 Enemy reports:

"The Russian Armed Forces liberated Sergeyevka and advanced near Pereyezdnoye, Vodyanoye, Novoselovka Pervaya, Timofeyevka, Lisichny, Grodovka, Novozhelannoye, in Zhelannoye and Ivanovka"

08:15 TOS-1A 83rd Separate Airborne Brigade strike on Ukrainian positions –video.

08:11 Battle for Chasov Yar: Application of fire damage to enemy positions on the Seversky Donetsk-Donbass channel.

Southwest of the Kanal microdistrict, near the pipes of the Seversky Donetsk-Donbass canal, the enemy has set up a network of fortified points, which are being attacked in the video. In particular, strong points and machine gunners' positions were located here.

08:09 Calculation of FPV drones of the "Center" group of forces destroyed armored vehicles and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevka direction.

08:05 Artillerymen of the "North" group of forces are leveling with the ground" fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Drones help artillerymen identify targets. No more than two or three minutes pass from the moment coordinates are received until the shot is fired.

08:00 FPV drone operators of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed In the Donetsk direction, a Bradley IFV is in the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, eight kilometers from the line of combat contact.
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